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How Big Is a White Rhinoceros?

A white rhinoceros is about 13 ft (3.9 m) long. That is 7 ft 2 in (219 cm) more than the height of the average man (5 ft 7 in). The largest rhino species.

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How big is a white rhinoceros compared to the average man?

A white rhinoceros's length is 7 ft 2 in (219 cm) more than the height of the average man (5 ft 7 in). By volume, about 36 average men would fit inside a white rhinoceros.

White Rhinoceros length in feet, inches, centimeters and meters

A white rhinoceros measures:

Unit	Value
Feet and inches	12 ft 10 in
Inches	154 in
Centimeters	390 cm
Meters	3.9 m

White Rhinoceros size facts

White rhinos are about 3.7 to 4 meters long and weigh about 2.3 tonnes.
"White" probably comes from a word meaning "wide", for its wide mouth.

How does a white rhinoceros compare to other things?

A white rhinoceros next to 25 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to White rhinoceros
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	357 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	3.27 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	2,270× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	84.6× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	3.1× bigger
Giraffe	17 ft (5.2 m)	4 ft 3 in (130 cm) bigger
Saltwater crocodile	17 ft (5.2 m) long	4 ft 3 in (130 cm) bigger
Green anaconda	17 ft (5.2 m) long	4 ft 3 in (130 cm) bigger
Quetzalcoatlus	16 ft (5 m)	3 ft 7 in (110 cm) bigger
SUV	16 ft (4.9 m) long	3 ft 3 in (100 cm) bigger
Car (sedan)	16 ft (4.8 m) long	2 ft 11.5 in (90 cm) bigger
Great white shark	15 ft (4.6 m) long	2 ft 3.5 in (70 cm) bigger
Pachycephalosaurus	15 ft (4.5 m) long	1 ft 11.5 in (60 cm) bigger
Great hammerhead	13 ft (4 m) long	3.9 in (10 cm) bigger
Tiger shark	12 ft (3.7 m) long	7.9 in (20 cm) smaller
Hippopotamus	11 ft (3.5 m) long	1 ft 3.5 in (40 cm) smaller
African elephant	10 ft (3.2 m)	2 ft 3.5 in (70 cm) smaller
Woolly mammoth	10 ft (3.2 m)	2 ft 3.5 in (70 cm) smaller
Basketball hoop	10 ft (3.05 m)	2 ft 9.5 in (85 cm) smaller
Tiger	9 ft 10 in (3 m) long	2 ft 11.5 in (90 cm) smaller
Bottlenose dolphin	9 ft 10 in (3 m) long	2 ft 11.5 in (90 cm) smaller
Sunflower	9 ft 10 in (3 m)	2 ft 11.5 in (90 cm) smaller
Goliath	9 ft 6 in (290 cm)	3 ft 3 in (100 cm) smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	7 ft 2 in (219 cm) smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	7 ft 7 in (231 cm) smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

Sizes are typical adult or reported values, rounded for readability. Read how we measure and compare sizes.

Silhouettes from PhyloPic: White rhinoceros by Oscar Sanisidro. See credits.